Wilt Chamberlain .. Did he win anything in college?

[La Frescobaldi]

Like MJ without Worthy.

??

[Ariza4three]

Nope. Wilt is such a ****ing loser

[CavaliersFTW]

Nope. Wilt is such a ****ing loser

He slept with 20,000 more women than you have.

[Ariza4three]

He slept with 20,000 more women than you have.

Did he have bae though? Nope. BD

[LAZERUSS]

??

Wilt was as much of a "loser" in his two college seasons, as MJ was in his two college seasons without Worthy. In fact, he was more of a "winner"... single-handedly carrying a cast of clowns to a Finals, in which they lost in Triple OT to an unbeaten NC team...in a tourney in which Wilt was the MVP.

[LAZERUSS]

Let's get a better perspective shall we...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain

In 1957, 23 teams played for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The Midwest regional tourney was held in Dallas, Texas, which at the time was segregated. In the first game, the Jayhawks played the all-white SMU team, and KU player John Parker later said: "The crowd was brutal. We were spat on, pelted with debris, and subjected to the vilest racial epithets possible."[28] KU won 73–65 in overtime, after which police had to escort the Jayhawks out. The next game against Oklahoma City was equally unpleasant, with KU winning 81–61 under intense racist abuse.[28] In the semi-finals, Chamberlain's Jayhawks handily defeated the two time defending national champion San Francisco, 80–56, with Wilt scoring 32 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and having at least seven blocked shots. (Game film is unclear whether an 8th block occurred, or the ball just fell short due to Chamberlain’s withering defensive intimidation). [COLOR="DarkRed"]Chamberlain demonstrated his growing arsenal of offensive moves, including jump shots, put-backs, tip-ins, and his turnaround jump shot. He was far more comfortable and effective at the foul line than he would later be during his pro career.[/COLOR] He had outstanding foot speed throughout the game, and several times led the fastbreak, including blocking a shot near the basket and then outracing the field for a layup. His stellar performance led Kansas to an insurmountable lead, and he rested on the bench for the final 3:45 remaining in the game.

Chamberlain made the First Team of the All-America squad and led his Jayhawks into the NCAA finals against the Tar Heels of North Carolina. In that game, Tar Heels coach Frank McGuire used several unorthodox tactics to thwart Chamberlain. For the tip-off, he sent his shortest player, Tommy Kearns, in order to rattle Chamberlain, and the Tar Heels spent the rest of the night triple-teaming him, one defender in front, one behind, and a third arriving as soon as he got the ball.[4] With their fixation on Chamberlain, the Jayhawks shot only 27% from the field, as opposed to 64% of the Tar Heels, and trailed 22–29 at halftime.[28] Later, North Carolina led 40–37 with 10 minutes to go and stalled the game: they passed the ball around without any intention of scoring a basket. After several Tar Heel turnovers, the game was tied at 46 at the end of regulation.[28] In the first overtime each teams scored two points, and in second overtime Kansas [COLOR="DarkRed"]froze[/COLOR] the ball in return, keeping the game tied at 48. In the third overtime, the Tar Heels scored two consecutive baskets, but Chamberlain executed a three-point play, leaving KU trailing 52–51. After King scored a basket, Kansas was ahead by one point, but then Tar Heel Joe Quigg was fouled on a drive with 10 seconds remaining and made his two foul shots. For the final play, Dick Harp called for Ron Loneski to pass the ball into Chamberlain in the low post. The pass was too soft and was intercepted, however, and the Tar Heels won the game. Nonetheless, Chamberlain, who had scored 23 points and 14 rebounds,[28] [COLOR="DarkRed"]was elected the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four[/COLOR].[4] Cherry has speculated, however, that this loss was a watershed in Chamberlain's life, because it was the first time that his team had lost despite him putting up impressive individual stats. Chamberlain later admitted that this loss was the most painful of his life.[28]

In Chamberlain's junior year (1957–58 NCAA season), the Jayhawks' matches were even more frustrating for him. Knowing how dominant Chamberlain was, the [COLOR="DarkRed"]opponents resorted to freeze-ball tactics and routinely used three or more players to guard him[/COLOR].[30] Teammate Bob Billings commented: "It was not fun basketball ... we were just out chasing people throwing the basketball back and forth."[30] In addition Chamberlain grew weary of the punishment inflicted on him; after a game against Missouri, he showed imprints of two rows of teeth marks in his arm. Nevertheless, Chamberlain averaged 30.1 points for the season and led the Jayhawks to an 18–5 record, [COLOR="DarkRed"]losing three games while he was out[/COLOR] with a urinary infection:[30] because KU came second in the league and at the time only conference winners were invited to the NCAA tourney, the Jayhawks' season ended. It was a small consolation that he was again named an All-American, along with future NBA Hall-of-Famers Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson plus old rival Guy Rodgers.[30]

Having lost the enjoyment from NCAA basketball and wanting to earn money, he left college and sold the story named "Why I Am Leaving College" to Look magazine for $10,000, a large sum when NBA players earned $9,000 in a whole season.[30] In two seasons at Kansas, Chamberlain averaged 29.9 points and 18.3 rebounds per game while totaling 1,433 points and 877 rebounds,[16] and led Kansas to one Big Seven championship.[5] By the time Chamberlain was 21, he had already been featured in Time, Life, Look, and Newsweek magazines, even before he turned professional.[31]

[Ariza4three]

I'm not gonna read that.

[LAZERUSS]

I can't read that.

Fixed.

[zizozain]

ok i'm starting to think Wilt >> MJ all time

[LAZERUSS]

ok i'm starting to think Wilt >> MJ all time

If you include college...then Kareem has a case.

BTW, Wilt and KAJ were the two most sought after High School players of all-time (I suppose you could add Lebron, too.) Chamberlain was DRAFTED while in High School.

[Asukal]

Like MJ without Worthy.

Wilt didn't win any though. None. Nada. Zero.

[LAZERUSS]

Wilt didn't win any though. None. Nada. Zero.

You want to compare TEAMMATES? Wilt played with None. Nada. Zero. MJ? Worthy, and Sam Perkins. And then Perkins and Brad Daugherty. And, he couldn't win a title with Perkins and Daughtery, and wasn't even NC's best player in the year in which he did get a title (Tourney MVP Worthy.)

Chamberlain was certainly more dominant in his two years of college than MJ was in his three. BTW, while Wilt was DRAFTED #1 in HIGH SCHOOL..where was MJ picked in the NBA draft?

[Dro]

edit - nevermind........

[LAZERUSS]

What does MJ have to do with this thread? Also, what does comparing player's COLLEGE success have to do with anything? College sports is a system/team game. MJ was forced to play within the team concept......Anybody with common sense still knows he was the most talented player on that team and he could've averaged more PPG in college but maybe had less success.....

OP...

like NCAA championship as other legends did?

sa: Kareem, MJ, and Magic

no essays please.

[LAZERUSS]

edit - nevermind........

Sorry...I replied before you edited it.

I figured you would catch that.